Udumuka Reforestation - Restoring Forests, Reviving Ecosystems

In 2024, Green Horizon completed the Udumuka Reforestation Pilot Project in Tanzania’s Iringa region, restoring 12 hectares of dry miombo woodland with 20,000 native trees. Udumuka is our pilot initiative in Tanzania, a living example of how ecological restoration and community participation can go hand in hand.

The dry miombo woodlands of East and Southern Africa are rich in biodiversity but face mounting pressure from deforestation and unsustainable land use. At Udumuka, we are working to reverse this trend by planting native species, reviving soil health, and through that restoring natural ecosystem processes.

What makes Udumuka special is our community-centered approach. Local farmers and conservation experts are directly involved, from supplying seedlings to tree planting and long-term site care. This creates employment, builds ecological awareness, and ensures the project’s benefits are shared widely.

Transparency and credibility are also central to our work. Through our partnership with Open Forest Protocol (OFP), every tree and hectare restored is verified with on-chain, tamper-proof data, creating high-integrity nature-based credits.

The Udumuka project is about more than trees, it is about reviving ecosystems, empowering communities, and building resilience for the future.